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ophthalmologist collapse: a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye

intonation collapse: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

attention collapse: a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"; a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention"; the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"; the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others; a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention"

quintet collapse: a musical composition for five performers; five people considered as a unit; a set of five similar things considered as a unit; five performers or singers who perform together

conservatory collapse: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner; a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts; the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts

radiologist collapse: a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

quartet collapse: a musical composition for four performers; four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."; a set of four similar things considered as a unit; four performers or singers who perform together

catchy collapse: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

glissando collapse: a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale; (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please"

appealing collapse: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"; expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

text collapse: the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"; the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"; a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"

octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

perform collapse: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"; give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"; perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

metronome collapse: clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

deafen collapse: make soundproof; "deafen a room"; make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"; be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"

tuck collapse: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place; (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest; eatables (especially sweets); fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"; make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"

spiritual collapse: a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States; lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford; concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

twill collapse: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs; a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs; weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

maestro collapse: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

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